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Americas Earliest Known Pyrography Pennsylvania Portrait, 1819
Located in South Burlington, VT
future. We have been collecting and dealing in authentic American Folk Art and pyrography works of art
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Antique 19th Century American Arts and Crafts Historical Memorabilia

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Wood

American Antique Painting After Rembrandt by Norman Kingsley, 1899
Located in South Burlington, VT
dealing in authentic American Folk Art and pyrography works of art for more than thirty years. Our
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Antique 19th Century French Arts and Crafts Decorative Art

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Wood, Pine

Ship "Mennock"
Located in Stamford, CT
. Not noticeable at all from the front view. Oil on Canvas, British/American, late 19th/early 20th
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19th Century Folk Art Landscape Paintings

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Oil

"McDonald s Hamburgers Invading Japan/Self-Portrait", Watercolor, Figurative
By Masami Teraoka
Located in Detroit, MI
through 19th centuries. Its artists produced woodblock prints and paintings of such subjects as female
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Brigantine At Sea
Located in Jacksonville, FL
accuracy and artistry. This work is an exemplary piece of late 19th-century American maritime painting, a
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Mid-19th Century Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Harness Racer at Belmont Park 1884, Philadelphia
Located in Wiscasett, ME
a distinguished 19th-century Philadelphia artist, etcher, engraver, and lithographer who started his
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1880s Folk Art Animal Paintings

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Oil

Civil War Battle Showing Union Troops in Battle
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
study briefly with Samuel F.B. Morse in New York City where he lived from 1842 to 1848. He was a folk
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Late 19th Century Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Portrait of the Whaleship Charles W. Morgan, by James Cree, circa 1910
Located in Nantucket, MA
MORGAN is the most famous Yankee whale ship, and the only surviving 19th Century whaleship from the age
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Paintings

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Paper

THINGVALLA
By Antonio Jacobsen
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
, America's folk art hero recognized for his unsurpassed contributions to America's maritime history, recorded
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1870s Academic Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Vintage American Framed Oil on Canvas - Girl with Basket, Signed Trevor James
By Ammi Phillips
Located in Morristown, NJ
elements of folk art paintings of the 18th and 19th century. The wooden frame has a purposely distressed
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1990s American Folk Art Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

Shakespeare’s Sir John Falstaff Examining Recruits 1866, Signed Ball Hughes
Located in South Burlington, VT
From an important thirty year old New England collection of American Folk Art Pyrography Robert
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Antique 19th Century American Victorian Decorative Art

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Wood, Pine

Vintage American Framed Oil on Canvas - Boy with a Toy Boat, Signed Trevor James
By Ammi Phillips
Located in Morristown, NJ
Vintage folk art style oil painting by Trevor James depicting a young boy holding a sailboat. The
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1990s American Folk Art Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

Antique American Leaded Jeweled Glass Window of A Young Child C. 1900
Located in Atlanta, GA
-century American domestic craftsmanship. At its center is a finely executed portrait of a young child
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Paintings

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Art Glass, Stained Glass

Apache
By David Yarrow
Located in Chicago, IL
feared of the native American tribes. The Apache wars with the US army spanned three decades of the 19th
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Apache
Apache
Price Upon Request
19th C. Framed Pastel on Paper - Sleeping Puppy - Style of Susan C. M. Waters
Located in Morristown, NJ
20th-century American paintings, folk art, and decorative objects. Her collection emphasized expressive
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Antique 1870s American Folk Art Drawings

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Glass, Wood, Paper

John Hay Whitney Collection Paperback, May 1, 1983 by John Rewald Book
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
- and 20th-century European and American masters constituted almost the entire collection assembled by
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20th Century American Folk Art Books

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Paper

Early 20th C. Bertha De Hellebranth Painting of Budapest Castle (Hungary)
Located in Round Top, TX
portraits in the US. Both exhibited their work at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Brooklyn Museum of Art
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Early 20th Century Hungarian Art Deco Paintings

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Metal

19th Century French Wig Stand by Louis Danjard
Located in New York, NY
was probably in the legendary Folk Art collection of the important American sculptor Elie Nadelman
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Antique 19th Century French Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities

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Iron

Original Antique 19th Century Portrait of a Nobleman American School Painting
Located in Whitefish, MT
Original Antique 19th Century Portrait of a Gentleman American School Oil Painting Oil on Board, 30
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1820s Folk Art Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

Portrait of a Boy Wearing a Checked Jacket
Located in Litchfield, CT
Artist unidentified, American, circa 1820-1840. Provenance: Collection of Donald Stanley
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Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Paintings

Portrait of a Young Black Boy, Oil on Canvas
By William Verplanck Birney
Located in Litchfield, CT
American attributed to William Verplanck Birney (1858-1909). Oil on canvas. Dated 1886.
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20th Century American Folk Art Paintings

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Canvas

19th Century Solid Hand-Carved Three Root Dentist Trade Sign
Located in Chicago, IL
Hard to find and highly desirable late 19th century all original american antique Victorian era
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Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Signs

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Pine

Full Length Portrait of a Young Girl Wearing a Blue Dress Holding a Hoop
Located in Litchfield, CT
landscape does not often appear in American Folk Portraiture. It may suggest that the sitter comes from a
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Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Paintings

19th Century Framed Painting on Porcelain Woman and Children Charles Chaplin
By Charles Joshua Chaplin
Located in New York, NY
. Chaplin conducted art classes specifically for women at his studio. The American artist Mary Cassatt, the
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Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Paintings

Portrait of a Young Boy Holding a Flute Seated in a Paint Decorated Chair
Located in Litchfield, CT
American School, ca. 1820-1830 Artist unidentified 25 1/4" x 19 3/4" framed Excellent condition
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Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Paintings

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Canvas

Husband Wife Portraits | attributed Sheldon Peck (1797-1868)
Located in Wyomissing, PA
pneumonia Bishop, Robert, Folk Painters of America. E.P. Dutton, New York, NY. 1979. 192-205
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Antique 19th Century American Outsider and Self Taught Art

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Canvas

Tibor Jankay ( 1899-1994 ): Red Hat
By Tibor Jankay
Located in London, GB
reunited with his true love Irene. In 1948, they emigrated to America where Tibor eventually taught art
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Tibor Jankay ( 1899-1994 ): 3 Generations Painting 1960-1970
Located in London, GB
Irene. In 1948, they emigrated to America where Tibor eventually taught art at Redlands University
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Tibor Jankay, "Thinking of You" Painting
By Tibor Jankay
Located in London, GB
Irene. In 1948, they emigrated to America where Tibor eventually taught art at Redlands University
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Tibor Jankay Three Graces Painting
By Tibor Jankay
Located in London, GB
Irene. In 1948, they emigrated to America where Tibor eventually taught art at Redlands University
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Late 20th Century American Modern Paintings

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Canvas

The Cyclist
By Yasuo Kuniyoshi
Located in Wellesley, MA
-century folk art, Japanese motif, and modernist European and American art with a whimsical approach of his
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1930s American Modern Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

19th Century Naive Portrait of a Gentleman
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century American Primitive portrait of an elegant gentleman. The naive painting has a Folk
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Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Paintings

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Canvas

Portrait of a Schooner with American Flag
Located in Litchfield, CT
Artist unidentified, American, mid-19th century. Oil on panel in a cove molded frame which
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Antique Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Paintings

Antonio Jacobsen Unusual Dimensional Ship Portrait Nautical Folk Art
By Antonio Jacobsen
Located in Palm City, FL
ANTONIO N. G. JACOBSEN (1850-1921) "SS Brazos" Oil on Board 1913 Oil on board 19th Century
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Early 20th Century American Paintings

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Board

Fishing on the River, Autumn
By Henry Church
Located in Graton, CA
carved rock life-size female nude encircled by a snake, intended to symbolize the rape of the American
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Mid-19th Century Folk Art Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Antonio Jacobsen s "S.S. Philadelphia 1913"
By Antonio Jacobsen
Located in New York, NY
painter in the field of American folk art, has long been recognized for his unsurpassed contributions to
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Early 20th Century Paintings

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Board

Early 19th Century American Folk Art Portrait from New England
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early New England portrait of a young girl all dressed up for church. This wonderful folky
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Antique Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Paintings

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Canvas

19th C American Folk Art Portrait Painting in Original Period Lemon Gilt Frame
Located in Vero Beach, FL
19th century American folk art portrait painting in original period lemon gilt frame. Beautiful
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Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Paintings

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Canvas, Giltwood

Pair of American Early 19th Century Folk Art Portraits
Located in Essex, MA
Beautiful Pair of American Folk Art Portraits. The man holding a book and the woman in bonnet
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Antique 19th Century Paintings

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Canvas

Early 19th Century American School Folk Art Portrait of a Boy
Located in Buffalo, NY
American school folk art portrait of a young boy. Oil on canvas, circa 1850. Unsigned. Displayed
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1850s Folk Art Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Early 19th Century Folk Art Portrait of a Young Lady
Located in Wiscasett, ME
Oil on canvas laid down to board in a simple but great period gold leaf frame. American c. 1840
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1840s Folk Art Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Pair of Early 19th Century American Folk Art School Half Length Portraits
Located in Lowestoft, GB
An interesting pair of oil on canvas half length portraits of a well to do husband and wife
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Antique Early 19th Century American Regency Paintings

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Canvas

Rare 19th C. Original Folk Art Miniature Portrait Paintings
Located in Los Angeles, CA
EARLY AMERICAN FOLK ART. SOLD ONLY AS A PAIR.
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Antique 19th Century American Paintings

19th Century American Portrait of a Young Boy in a Landscape
Located in Wiscasett, ME
19th century portrait of a young boy in a landscape. Indistinctly signed or inscribed on back, but
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1850s American Realist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

19th Century American School Portrait of a Lady in Black Dress Sitting on Chair
Located in New York, NY
19th Century American School Portrait of a Lady, circa 1850 Oil on canvas 36 x 29 inches Inscribed
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1850s Folk Art Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Girl with Doll" Naive/Folk Portrait of a Blond Girl Holding a Doll
By Elias Telles
Located in Wellesley, MA
"Girl with Doll" Folk/Naive Portrait of a Blond Girl Holding a Doll with Watermelon Painting and
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2010s Folk Art Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic, Mixed Media

Early 19th Century New England Portrait Signed Roy Ulysso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing early 19th century oil painting of a little girl in a blue dress is in the original
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Antique Early 19th Century American American Classical Paintings

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Canvas

Tramp Art Small Portrait Frame
Located in Charleston, SC
Tramp Art small portrait frame.
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Antique Late 19th Century North American More Folk Art

American Watercolor Portrait of a Seated Girl
Located in Katonah, NY
An American watercolor painting of a little girl wearing a yellow dress of the period and patent
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Antique 19th Century American Paintings

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Watercolor

19th Century Painting of a Well Dressed Child Carrying a Basket of Fruit
Located in Wiscasset, ME
path at dusk. As with most naive school folk art portraits this work is unsigned, but no doubt executed
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Antique Early 19th Century English Folk Art Paintings

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Paint

Oil on Canvas Portrait of Benjamin Franklin
Located in York County, PA
American frame of the same period or prior: Portrait of Benjamin Franklin, modeled after the famous
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Antique Mid-19th Century Paintings

A Fine Heart-shaped Lover s Eye Portrait Miniature
Located in Downingtown, PA
rarely, America. [3] Notes 1 Sentimental Jewelry 2 Art of Mourning 3 Boettcher & 2012 p. 13. 4
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Antique 19th Century British Regency More Folk Art

19th Century American School Folk Art Portrait of a Woman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Folk Art oil painting depicting a seated lady, circa mid-late 19th century. Details like the
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Antique Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Paintings

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Giltwood, Paint

Girl with Dog and Album
By Amy Hill
Located in New York, NY
parallel association of 19th century American folk art painting to 1960s era counterculture in the United
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2010s Folk Art Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Peruvian Cuzco Colonial Painting St Michael Oil on Canvas 19th C
Located in London, GB
A fine 19th century full length portrait of St Michael standing with his sword raised. South
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Antique Mid-18th Century Peruvian Paintings

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Paint

Couple with Plants
By Amy Hill
Located in New York, NY
of 19th century American folk art painting to 1960s era counterculture in the United States. Very
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2010s Folk Art Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Early 19th Century American Folk Art Painting of a Young Lady
Located in Wiscasett, ME
A truly great example of Americana. This half-length portrait features a young lady with a black
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1810s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Oil

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19th Century American Folk Art Portraits For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of 19th century American folk art portraits is available at 1stDibs. The range of distinct 19th century American folk art portraits — often made from canvas, fabric and wood — can elevate any home. 19th century American folk art portraits have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 19th Century. 19th century American folk art portraits bearing Folk Art or Neoclassical hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Ammi Phillips produced beautiful 19th century American folk art portraits that are worth considering.

How Much are 19th Century American Folk Art Portraits?

19th century American folk art portraits can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $4,000, while the lowest priced sells for $695 and the highest can go for as much as $55,000.